Bachelor in Data Science 36 months Undergraduate Programme By USI - Università della Svizzera italiana |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

4,000 CHFTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

30 Apr, 2026Application Deadline

Starting Month

SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Data science plays a crucial role today by enabling organizations to extract valuable insights and make informed decisions based on vast amounts of data: with its interdisciplinary approach combining statistics, mathematics, programming, and domain knowledge, data science empowers scientists, profit and non-profit organizations to uncover patterns, trends, and correlations that might otherwise remain hidden.
By leveraging advanced analytics techniques, machine learning algorithms, and predictive modelling, data science empowers scientists to extract more information from experiments and organizations to optimize operations and drive innovation. It enables evidence-based decision-making, helps identify new opportunities, mitigates risks, and provides a foundation for developing intelligent systems and technologies.
In essence, data science is the driving force behind harnessing the potential of data to create value, fuel growth, and shape a more efficient and insightful future.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Data science plays a crucial role today by enabling organizations to extract valuable insights and make informed decisions based on vast amounts of data: with its interdisciplinary approach combining statistics, mathematics, programming, and domain knowledge, data science empowers scientists, profit and non-profit organizations to uncover patterns, trends, and correlations that might otherwise remain hidden.
By leveraging advanced analytics techniques, machine learning algorithms, and predictive modelling, data science empowers scientists to extract more information from experiments and organizations to optimize operations and drive innovation. It enables evidence-based decision-making, helps identify new opportunities, mitigates risks, and provides a foundation for developing intelligent systems and technologies.
In essence, data science is the driving force behind harnessing the potential of data to create value, fuel growth, and shape a more efficient and insightful future.

Admission Requirements

Swiss school-leaving certificates received in Switzerland and abroad

  • Maturità federale and Maturità cantonale recognised by the appropriate Federal Commission;
  • Maturità commerciale cantonale (Scuola cantonale di commercio, Bellinzona);
  • Final diploma from a university of applied sciences or diploma of a technical college recognised by the appropriate federal authorities: in these cases, where the field of study selected is the same as the previous one, the single Faculties may recommend admitting candidates to an advanced level of the programme and exempt them from particular examinations or from the internship period. 
  • School-leaving certificates issued by Swiss schools abroad are equally accepted.

Foreign diplomas  

Applicants in possession of foreign secondary education and/or of a foreign university diploma considered to be equivalent are admitted to the undergraduate programme. As a rule, reference is made to the guidelines of the University Admissions Commission of the Rectors’ Conference of the Swiss Universities (swissuniversities). Where equivalence cannot be unequivocally defined, candidates may be invited to attend an interview or to sit a test, and supplementary, pre-university courses may be prescribed.

Italian diplomas

Secondary education (or high school) diplomas conferred by the following types of schools are considered equivalent and therefore acknowledged for admission to the Bachelor programmes:

  1. Classical Gymnasium (or Lyceum);
  2. Scientific Lyceum;
  3. Language Lyceum;
  4. Social sciences (or Humanities) Lyceum.

The following secondary education diplomas are also considered equivalent:

  1. Arts Lyceum limited to the Bachelor programmes in Architecture and in Italian language, literature and culture;
  2. High school degree in Administration, Finance and Marketing, conferred by a vocational high school (or trade school in economics), limited to the Bachelor programmes in Economics, Communication and Informatics;
  3. High school degree in Informatics and Telecommunications, conferred by a vocational-technical high school, limited to the Bachelor in Informatics.

30 Apr 2026
3 Years
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Tuition fees

Domestic
2,000 CHF
International
4,000 CHF

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